Thursday, October 31, 2013

My
children love Nutella.I don't buy it
often because it is rather expensive, nearly $4 for a small jar, but on the
rare occasion it goes on sale or I find a coupon I will purchase it for them as
a treat and thus I am dubbed a superhero.

Jif
came out with their own version awhile back and as a result a lot of coupons
became available.I finally broke down
and bought some using a $1 off coupon which made it $2.65 for a 14.1 oz. jar.

One
thing that surprised me is that it comes in a glass jar.I was thrilled.As I made my way through the store to finish
my shopping I had all kinds of ideas whirling through my head how I was going
to recycle this jar.With so many things
now coming in plastic jars, especially mayonnaise, mustard and peanut butter it
was really nice to find this in a glass jar.

The jar
is a nice size too.Perfect to fill with
homemade hot cocoa mix and give away this Christmas.Oh yeah, I'll be doing that.And the brown lid couldn't be any better for
cocoa.I'll make a cute label to put on
the front of the jar after I fill it.

So how
does it taste?Great!I think it is every bit as yummy as Nutella
and my children heartily agree.They
wasted no time "buttering" up a slice of toasted whole grain bread
for their breakfast this morning.

Sorry
Nutella but as long as Jif comes in a glass jar I'll be buying it from now on
and reusing those jars.Have you tried
it yet?

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

I wish my lasagna looked this pretty but alas, no food stylist at my home.

Even with
a tiny kitchen I can whip up a great meal.Nothing is better than sitting down together as a family to eat a
nourishing and delicious dinner.So this
what I have planned for our dining pleasure next week.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

I took
the remaining $59.21 left over from last month and added it to this month's
budget which gave me $184.21 as a beginning budget.I spent more on groceries this month than I
have any other month this year but, I still have $24.82 in reserve.

You
will most likely note that I bought a lot of frozen pizza this month.It was on sale quite a few times throughout
the month and there were plenty of coupons available.I used frozen pizza in place of dining
out.With the sales price and coupons it
saved me a boat load of cash over dining out this month.

Our
non-food budget came in at $13.10 (of our allotted $25) for 9 cans of cat food,
20# bag of cat litter, an 8 pack of paper towels, a box of facial tissues, a
fabric softener refill, a new hand soap dispenser for the kitchen and a couple
bars of soap.